Archive - Geo Somerset

Full Circle (Almost): Taking Lessons from Geography, Research and Climate Action into Planning

After a 16-year journey in academia and research, I seem to have landed exactly where I should be.

May 6 •

Losing Time in Vallis Vale

Visit De la Beche's unconformity, where hundreds of millions of years vanish in a single line, reminding us that Earth changes slowly—until it doesn’t

May 2 •

March 2025

Where are all the blokes?: A question for community action on International Women’s Day

As International Women's Day approaches, expectations based on gender and systemic inequities are leaving women to shoulder a heavy workload in the…

Mar 6 •

February 2025

Green Dreams May Come Again: What Next for Frome?

Frome built a social infrastucture for the realisation of a more sustainable future. But multiple, intersecting crises threaten its future. It's time to…

Feb 6 •

January 2025

Saxonvale: A Landmark for Localism?

How Radical Democracy and Localism Shaped the Future of a Historic Industrial Site in Somerset

Jan 22 •

Slow Food: Snails and the Culinary Geology of Somerset

The surprising history of snail-eating in Somerset reminds us of the relationship between our food and the landscapes that produce it.

Jan 6 •

June 2024

This is Geo Somerset.

Jun 17, 2024 •

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